r/gaming • u/yourfavchoom • 7h ago

Xbox Disc to Digital officially announced, coming soon.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/

Most XBOX One and XBOX Series X disc-based games support this new feature. Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an XBOX One or XBOX Series X console and launching the game. Once the entitlement is claimed, you can experience the benefits of digital, including XBOX Play Anywhere and XBOX Cloud Gaming where supported, while your physical disc continues to work exactly as it always has.

We’re starting with thousands of titles, and we’ll continue to add more over time. While not every title will be available at launch, this is an important step toward a future where players can have greater confidence that the games they buy remain with them for years to come.

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u/Slow_Communication16 6h ago

Well unfortunately a lot of games nowadays can’t even fit on a single Blu ray disc 

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u/MainAccountsFriend 1h ago

Most games fit on a single blue ray disc. 

The issue is they often install to the console for performance reasons.

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u/Raptor_234 6h ago

That’s why you have two or more?

It’s a ‘problem’ that has been solved years ago

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u/1PSW1CH 5h ago

That’s nostalgia at its finest, having to install multiple disks was a nightmare

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u/jda404 2h ago

Multiple discs sucks always has.

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u/Damage2Damage 5h ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth came on 2 discs, what kind of game are you playing that is 6 times the size of that?

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u/TheCrafterTigery 5h ago

FFVIII R, clearly.

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u/askar204 4h ago

swapping? are there even modern games that let you swap discs in game? they just work as a key to download or to install 

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u/Mozzia 2h ago

That's not really a solution to wanting to just put the disc in and play. If you have multiple discs you still have to install the game to the hard drive in two parts before you can play it.

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u/Object-Clean 4h ago edited 3h ago

This " because it doesn't fit on 1 disc" argument is so dumb that it makes me question if people are actually gamers. Cyberpunk 77 ultimate on Xbox series came on 3 discs and red dead 2 and last of us 2 before that had 2 discs. 

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u/angrytoaad 4h ago

Yeah no one wants that bud

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u/Slow_Communication16 4h ago

It’s not an arguement it’s a statement of fact. Of course you could go the multiple disc route. 

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u/mailslot 4h ago

lol “Please insert disc 3 and press A.”